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Dell XPS Generation 5. Review here.
Dell XPS Generation 5. Review here.
Whale breaching - Cool article. I’d like to to see this in person someday.
Occasionally, we get these “Public Safety Alerts” via the St. Thomas email system that outline some man making lewd comments on the corner of Cretin and Marshall or a 6’1” white guy acting suspiciously outside of the cafeteria. I, of course, made those up - but they should give you some impression of how low-key our public safety issues are. My sister lived in Minneapolis around the U of M for two years - a fatal shooting occurred right across the street from her. Now that’s real violence. Anyhow, in our little St. Paul haven public safety seems to be becoming more of a problem:
Public Safety and Parking Services would like to alert the University of St. Thomas community of a robbery that occurred off campus.
At approximately 12:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, a St. Thomas student reported that while walking north near the intersection of Cleveland and Goodrich avenues, he was assaulted and robbed by two black males.
The suspects came up behind the student and struck him in the head with an unknown object, knocking him to the ground. The suspects then began kicking the student. The suspects took the student’s cash from his wallet and fled from the scene. The student suffered injuries to his face and head as a result of the assault. The student reported the incident to the St. Paul Police Department the following day.
The suspects are described as two 20- to 24-year-old black males, approximately 5’ 9” tall, with medium build.
The student wished to share with the St. Thomas community that he is 6’ 5” and 225 lbs, and that his size was no deterrent to the suspects in the assault.
Seriously, that’s a little outside of the usual warnings we see. I hope everyone is ok and this is an isolated incident. I’d like to say something witty to lighten the mode, but I’m afraid there will be another incident where someone gets hurt and I’ll feel like a jerk. So, a heavy mood it is.
The best iPod case for sports - I’ve got a wonderful Burning Love case for when my iPod is at home with me (thank you, Mykala :), but I found that I need something a little more when I am running. This Incase case comes with wristband, armband, hard cover … everything you need for working out. Reasonable price, and a very rare flat A rating from Ilounge.com.
This is just funny.
The best personal organization tool - This is Backpack. Here’s what it is. Imagine this: an interactive planner containing your different to-do lists, images, resources, calendar, reminders, and contacts. Then, make it shareable with more than one person. Plus, Backpack follows you everywhere because it is a lightweight web application.
Applications like this, that bring computer files together around projects and eliminate the need to know where files are located are the future. In the meantime, using something like this for a small project school project is something I just may try.
Calvin and Hobbes - back in the paper for a limited time!
iPod nano: That small? - Yeah, the iPod nano next to a Club cracker. Good lord.
I hate the fact that the grass beside our sidewalks is not at the same level as the concrete. When one is on a bike and veers off the path to avoid rear ending pedestrians, this drop down is not a problem. However, when one tries to get back on the path from the grass and doesn’t take the extra effort to pull the front tire up, then one is found in the unfortunate situation of having their tire’s sidewall skittering along the concrete sidewalk, tipping the bike over. In this case, one might end up in an agonizingly slow tip, moving forward a bit faster than walking pace, continually stomping the ground with one foot like one who is trying to kill some imaginary bee on the ground. After a couple of these manic stomps, one has attracted the attention of everyone in the area, and realizes that being able to ride a bike in college is generally required and not optional. One can feel the hot gaze of peer rejection piercing through one’s neck, and realizes that something has to be done soon. With a final hard stomp, the tire comes up over the concrete lip, and one might laugh out loud to acknowledge full understanding of the absurdity of one’s incompetence.
At least I was on a bike so I could quickly pedal away from those innocent bystanders.
I love these rearview shots.
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